Advisory Board

TLI's Advisory Board is composed of prominent business and government leaders, as well as University of Minnesota alumni committed to strengthening Minnesota's technological leadership position through education, research, and consulting. Advisory board members review curricula, suggest new programming opportunities, and support TLI's public engagement activities.

Craig Bantz Headshot
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, United Bankers' Bank (UBB)
VP & CISO, Boston Scientific
Melissa Boom Headshot
Senior Director for the Manufacturing Leadership Council
Chris Campbell headshot
eBonding and eAbrasives Global Platform Laboratory Director, Display and Electronics Product Platform, 3M
Annette Eckman headshot
Director, Laboratories-Applied Sterilization Technologies, STERIS
Portrait of Barb Fugate
Chair of TLI Advisory Board, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Chief Security Officer, United Bankers' Bank
Katherine Garvey Headshot
Engineering Director, Medtronic
Mike Jackson headshot
Senior Director, Arctic Wolf
Sr. Manager Cybersecurity Operations, Sunrise Banks
Max Lundeen Headshot
Principal AI/ML Scientist, AI Center of Excellence, Inspire Medical Systems
Christopher Mairs Headshot (1)
Vice Chair of TLI Advisory Board, Cybersecurity Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories
Brandon Rose Headshot
Engineering Manager, Millerbernd
Meredith Storrie Headshot
Director of Cybersecurity Operations and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), nVent
Karthik Subramanian headshot
Advance Data Science Specialist, 3M